Answering APT Misconceptions

There’s finally some good reporting on advanced persistent threat appearing in various news sources. A new Christian Science Monitor story, one by Federal Computer Week , and one by Wired are making progress in raising awareness. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of Tweeting and blogging by people who refuse to understand what is happening or are not capable of understanding what is happening. From now on, rather than repeat myself trying to answer these misconceptions, I decided to consolidate them here. Myth 1. APT is a “new term,” invented by Mandiant. Reality: Mandiant did not invent the term. The Air Force did in 2006. …
| Rachelmakeuppro (Rachel Johnson ) : @PreciousRoxie waiting for Shaylah to get home cuz she has a dentist apt. Then I gotta go to the store and get somethin for dinner... Updated : 2010-03-11T20:03:42Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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BubbleJock (top NY artist bottom) : @IGotAHugeDick yeah I know - I'm good. moving to a new apt in a few weeks, bit crazy. how's this famous blog of yours?.. Updated : 2010-03-11T20:02:47Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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fe_ferrero (Fe *--*) : @mah_nishimori hahahha o apt da minha v ta alugado DDDD:.. Updated : 2010-03-11T20:02:41Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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jackwatson05 (jack watson) : Beautiful weather today, windows are open, cleaning the apt... Updated : 2010-03-11T20:02:17Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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TimelineMessiah (Mr. Tweet-Alot) : i hope i make it early so i can stop by my apt. n put some deo on n ish..... Updated : 2010-03-11T20:01:42Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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